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Basit Mahmood
Yesterday

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Yesterday

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Britain is not an antisemitic country, but we shouldn’t be complacent

Dave Rich
15 May, 2014

Two opinion polls with a difference have given anyone interested in antisemitism a lot to chew on this week.

Has a privately run hospital really been named the best by experts?

James Bloodworth
15 May, 2014

For what possible reason would a company which specialises in outsourcing want to promote outsourcing and private sector involvement in the NHS?

Tories take £1.5 million from controversial hedge fund guru

James Bloodworth
15 May, 2014

A top hedge fund guru whose tax affairs have been scrutinised in the past has given £1.5 million to the Conservative Party, new figures from the Electoral Commission can reveal.

George Osborne’s opposition to the Financial Transactions Tax is the height of madness

Teresa Pearce
15 May, 2014

Angela Merkel, right-leaning Mariano Rajoy, and the man dubbed ‘Italy’s Tony Blair’ all support it, so why doesn’t George Osborne?

Police reject Sinn Fein ‘dark side’ allegations

Ed Jacobs
15 May, 2014

A senior police officer in Northern Ireland has rejected suggestions that the recent arrest of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams reflected a ‘dark side’ to policing in the north.

Unless you want to pay more for food and social care, EU migrants are here to stay

Jill Rutter
14 May, 2014

Instead of making symbolic promises to stem benefit tourism, progressives should consider how to build good community relations in areas that are receiving EU migrants.

The jobs recovery continues, but with insecure low paid work in the ascendency

Anjum Klair
14 May, 2014

Despite the continuing good news on unemployment, many people are still feeling the squeeze.

Scots want more information on independence

Ed Jacobs
14 May, 2014

Scots are hungry for more information on what independence would mean in practice.

Climate change is already hurting the world’s poorest

Mike Childs
14 May, 2014

What have melting glaciers in West Antarctica got to do with social justice today?

Sensationalist Telegraph article on immigration complete rubbish… says Telegraph

James Bloodworth
14 May, 2014

A quarter of eastern Europeans pay just £1 a week net in income tax despite being in work, claimed the Telegraph. The paper has now admittted that that claim was wrong.

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